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The King Cadwallon Wreck Tour
Wreck Tours

Wreck Tour 90: The King Cadwallon

This is a centenary Wreck Tour, because we publish it 100 years to the day since the steamer King Cadwallon sank off the Scilly Isles.

The Vigsnes Wreck Tour
Wreck Tours

Wreck Tour 89: The Vigsnes

It’s not easy to pronounce, but it’s an intact WW2 U-boat victim lying off north-west Wales with lots for divers to see, says JOHN LIDDIARD.

The Arfon Wreck Tour
Wreck Tours

Wreck Tour 88: The Arfon

He can’t resist them – this month JOHN LIDDIARD takes us on a tour of another armed trawler, which struck a mine and sank off

The Clyde - or Spyros Wreck Tour
Wreck Tours

Wreck Tour 87: The Clyde or Spyros

Two steamers, one iron, one steel, both built in 1880 and both destined to sink off the Isle of Wight, but which wreck has JOHN

Diving in the depths of Hurghada, Egyptian Red Sea
World Dives

Technical diving out of Hurghada

STEVE BARNARD is an experienced technical diver with hundreds of sub-100m dives under his belt, and he waxes lyrical about the subsea attractions accessible from

The Saxon Briton wreck tour
Wreck Tours

Wreck Tour 86: The Saxon Briton

A petrol-carrier sunk off Cornwall in 1917 by the ’Killer Captain’ – the most ruthless of U-boat commanders – makes for a diverting dive, says

That first drysuit dive
Scuba Diving

Cold water calling: that first drysuit dive

18-year-old Canadian SAMARA IRONSIDE had dived in exotic locations but had never been tempted by cold water. With some of the world’s best temperate-water diving

The Lochgarry Wreck Tour
Wreck Tours

Wreck Tour 85: The Lochgarry

One of Northern Ireland’s most popular wrecks, a ferry that was working as a troopship when she was sunk in World War Two, lies near

The Ringwall Wreck Tour
Wreck Tours

Wreck Tour 84: The Ringwall

Located off the Isle of Man, this wreck represents a slice of history, as one of the last steam coasters and one of the first

The Gefion Wreck Tour
Wreck Tours

Wreck Tour 83: The Gefion

This cargo vessel, torpedoed by UB40 off east Devon during WW1, lies in 32m and offers plenty of ‘engineering’ for divers to enjoy, reports JOHN

The Vendome
Wreck Tours

Wreck Tour 82: The Vendome

The collier Vendome sank off the north-west tip of Pembrokeshire way back in 1888 and makes a good no-stop dive, says JOHN LIDDIARD – if

Diving through the crevices
Scuba Gear

Andy Torbet: 10 things I won’t dive without

We all have our ‘go-to’ equipment, and the celebrity diver, presenter, author and adventurer has shared with us those bits of kit that – depending

The M343 Wreck Tour
Wreck Tours

Wreck Tour 81: The M-343

How often do you get the chance to dive a German surface warship in the Channel? JOHN LIDDIARD provides a tempting taster. Illustration by MAX

Wreck Tour 80 The Alastor
Wreck Tours

Wreck Tour 80: The Alastor

This 1930s motor yacht hit the news in 2004 when its true identity was revealed. JOHN LIDDIARD travels to Northern Ireland to dive this rich

Cross Fit
Medical

Keeping dive-fit through winter

Particularly for those who dive mainly in the UK or other coldwater locations, our panel of industry experts look at how to stay in good

Beware the lionfish (Ellen Muller)
Scuba Diving

Ouch! Lionfish, divers & a world of pain

In parts of the world divers are waging a hard-to-win battle against invasive lionfish – but when these fish strike back, it can be to

Cuttlefish encounter at Babbacombe
World Dives

Above 18m: South Coast Cephalopod Central

JEREMY CUFF visits south Devon to dive at the iconic and understandably popular Babbacombe Bay site, especially renowned for its cuttlefish encounters Babbacombe Bay had

Manta ray, Yap (Al Hornsby)
World Dives

Yap, island of mantas and stone money

AL HORNSBY extols the virtues of Yap, a Pacific island where the lifestyle and culture is little-changed from ancient times, and which is a hotspot

Buying your scuba gear
Scuba Gear

Dive Like A Pro: Buying your own scuba gear

For new divers especially, it can be a little confusing to decide on priorities, makes and models when buying their own equipment. Our experts are

Diving a wreck in Lanzarote
World Dives

Dive expedition to Lanzarote

Visiting the Canary Islands, STUART PHILPOTT checks out a selection of the top recreational dive-sites in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote’s number-one tourist hotspot. Lanzarote has

Freediving with Emma Farrell
Scuba Diving

10 top tips for freedive equalisation

Equalisation can prove to be a stumbling block for new freedivers, but breath-hold guru EMMA FARRELL is here with a host of helpful hints –

Winter diving hotspots
World Dives

Time to hit the winter-diving hotspots 

The Scuba Diver editorial team has put together a list of warmwater getaways where divers can get their scuba fix without having to break out

Setting off to dive
Scuba Diving

Dive Like A Pro: What to check before diving

When venturing from home for a dive, whether at your local inland site or a coastal location, certain vital considerations should precede getting wet. Having

Backpacking for the Dive
Features

A 60m dive in board-shorts

STUART PHILPOTT dusts off his tech-diving skills in Utila, but admits that it felt strange to be heading off on a deep-ocean dive wearing just

Hints & Advice on packing for dive trip
Scuba Gear

Dive Like A Pro: Packing gear for a dive trip

Until someone produces ultra-light dive equipment, packing your gear for a trip away is always going to be a fraught process because of ever-increasing baggage

Shallow dive in Scapa Flow
World Dives

Above 18m: Shallow wreck-dive in Scapa

Scapa Flow’s WW1 blockships offer some fantastic shallow-water dive-sites but, as LAWSON WOOD explains, one of these, the Dyle, had long been misnamed The second

Diver on the Kyarra
World Dives

Why Dorset dive Kyarra is a national treasure

More than a century after its sinking, divers never know what ‘trinkets’ they might across on the ‘ship made of brass’ off Swanage, as STUART

The marine life
World Dives

Oman: A hidden diving gem

Egypt and Jordan might be the automatic first thoughts when it comes to diving in the Middle East, but the sheer quality of diving off

Learn to Dive like a Pro
Scuba Diving

Dive Like A Pro: Don’t go ballistic!

MARTIN SAMPSON explains the importance of making a controlled ascent – and why it should be treated as a separate phase of a scuba dive

Freediving in Truck Lagoon
World Dives

Technically free: a Truk wreck-diving first

Freedivers and technical divers team up to take on the wartime wrecks of Truk Lagoon, with KIRK KRACK and JOHN HULLVERSON reporting on what was

The Thracian Wreck Tour
Wreck Tours

Wreck Tour 107: The Thracian

Most sailing-ship wrecks retain too little detail to warrant the full Wreck Tour treatment, but JOHN LIDDIARD and illustrator MAX ELLIS have come up with

The Highland Home Wreck
Wreck Tours

Wreck Tour 106: The Highland Home

Most sailing-ship wrecks retain too little detail to warrant the full Wreck Tour treatment, but JOHN LIDDIARD and illustrator MAX ELLIS have come up with

Seals of the Farnes
World Dives

Seals Welcome Divers to The Farnes

The playful grey seals of the Farne Islands are guaranteed to put smiles on divers’ faces – PENELOPE GRANYCOME reports on a weekend trip that

Chesil Beach
World Dives

Above 18m: Diving Chesil Bank

STUART PHILPOTT has dived this Dorset site many times, and remains content to take on the ‘Chesil Challenge’ – would you be? Chesil Bank in

Cave-diver with camera in Ressel
Underwater Photography

Torbet 360: Virtual cave-diving

ANDY TORBET loves a challenge, so when Suunto threw down the gauntlet for him to produce a 360° VR short film he decided to try

Garden of Eden
World Dives

Diving in the Garden of Eden

The Seychelles archipelago was reckoned by Arab sailors in ancient times to be the fabled Garden of Eden, and AL HORNSBY reckons the reality can

The Scapa Flow Pilgrimage
World Dives

Pilgrimage to Scapa Flow

Scapa Flow, widely regarded as one of the world’s best wreck-diving sites, should be on every diver’s hit-list, as dedicated fan MARK EVANS reports Arriving

night dive
Scuba Diving

Dive Like A Pro: Night-diving

Night-dives are exciting: the thrill of kitting up under lights on the dive-deck, surrounded by inky blackness; the trepidation of a giant stride into a

slate mine
World Dives

One-off dive mining in the slate museum

Privileged access to premium dive-sites can arouse envy, and one jealous diver tried to put a spoke in tech diver STEFAN PANIS’s La Morépire diving

Exploring HMT James Fennel
World Dives

Above 18m: Exploring HMT James Fennel

STUART PHILPOTT stays close to home when he explores this shallow ‘one-of-three’ wreck just off Portland in Dorset Over the years, Blacknor Point on Portland

Channel diving in Maldives
World Dives

Channel-diving under power in the Maldives

‘I feel the need…the need – for speed!’ Channel dives are among the most exhilarating pastimes in the Maldives, but throw a scooter into the

Dive Like A Pro: Develop your Diving Skills
Scuba Diving

Dive Like A Pro: Developing core skills

We hear the term ‘core skills’ a lot in diving circles, but what exactly does it mean? We asked our team of diving experts from

Diepolder
Scuba Diving

Q&A: Gemma Smith on tech diving

GEMMA SMITH smashed the stereotypical image of a technical diver, and in a relatively short time became involved in some of the most ground-breaking expeditions

The Best of Bahamas
World Dives

Exploring the Best of the Bahamas

The islands of the Bahamas are a diving paradise, offering a plethora of colourful reefs, dramatic walls, spectacular shipwrecks and in-your-face pelagic action. MARK EVANS

Prepared to take the plunge
World Dives

Above 18m: Diving under Bournemouth Pier

JEREMY CUFF continues his exploration of lesser-known shallow-water dive-sites on the South Coast, this time visiting the popular tourist haunt of Bournemouth Pier Many people

The Reef of Wonderland
World Dives

Diving in the splendour of St Lucia

He might have travelled to dive all over the Caribbean, but AL HORNSBY didn’t stop him being seduced by the natural attractions of St Lucia

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Scuba Diving

Behind The Scenes At The RNLI HQ

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is an organisation close to the hearts of many divers, so MARK EVANS made the trek down to Poole to

Wreck Tour 118 The Caleb Sprague
Wreck Tours

Wreck Tour 118: The Caleb Sprague

The sinking of this British cargo vessel, sunk by German E-boats off Sussex in 1944, could have been prevented, but for extended-range divers it has

Dive Like A Pro – Looking after diving equipment
Scuba Diving

Dive Like A Pro: Caring for diving equipment

Whether you’re cleaning, drying and storing your kit to store over winter until spring, or simply aim to keep it in tip-top condition after each

Large cluster of Goliath Groupers on the Zion Train/Bonaire Jupiter Wreck Trek, one of three of spawning aggregation sites Jupiter, Florida during the months of Aug and Sept.
World Dives

Dive the Goliath grouper hotspots

They’re among the most awe-inspiring mega-fish likely to be encountered on a dive, especially when massive aggregations form, and Florida is the place to go

Kimmeridge Bay
World Dives

Above 18m: Diving Kimmeridge Bay

After his recent foray under Swanage Pier, JEREMY CUFF thought he’d try somewhere a little different in Dorset – but get your supplies in first

Diving at Grand Cayman
World Dives

Grand time in the Cayman Islands

BYRON CONROY discovers the Caribbean dive-destination of his youthful dreams when he gets round to exploring the waters around Grand Cayman There are three Cayman

Dive Like A Pro: Shore-diving
Scuba Diving

Dive Like A Pro: Shore-diving

Who needs a boat? Our panel of experts offer advice on how best to manage when you want to do without – it still requires

The Wick
World Dives

Above 18m: The ‘Wick’ at St Abbs

LAWSON WOOD, co-founder of the St Abbs & Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve, takes us on a photogenic underwater tour of an unusual oarweed habitat –

Alor Amira Deep Sea Diving
World Dives

Alor fish soup – it’s quite a recipe!

Pure pleasure! The recipe originates from Indonesia, celebrates diversity and makes the most of exceptional ingredients, according to ROSE & UDO KEFRIG, who can’t get

A drysuit should be in every UK diver’s arsenal
Scuba Diving

Dive Like A Pro: Drysuit diving

Want to maximise your comfort, warmth and safety under (as well as out of) the water, and all without buoyancy issues? The experts have the

Scubaspa good times
World Dives

Scuba + spa = Happy days

Scuba and spa – for a week in the Maldives. Honestly, what’s not to like? asks ELLEN HUSAIN Mantas make me happy. Actually, I think

Dive Like a Pro: Calling A Dive
Scuba Diving

Dive Like a Pro: Calling a dive

Everyone should feel free to pull out of diving at any point, as our panel of experts agree GUE’s John Kendall: “It’s often said that

Above 18m – The Swanage Pier Dive
World Dives

Above 18m: The Swanage Pier dive

JEREMY CUFF explores the iconic South Coast dive-site, a place of pilgrimage for many UK divers – and for good reason Asked to contribute a

Getting in Shape
Scuba Diving

Dive Like A Pro : How to stay in shape

Everyone wants to be ‘dive fit’ – the panel of dive-industry experts have plenty of tips on how best to achieve that GUE’s John Kendall:

Diving Socorro
World Dives

Diving Socorro, the ’Mexican Galapagos’

Socorro, a ‘bucket-list’ destination if ever there was one! This group of four Pacific islands some 600km from the coast of Mexico offer unique underwater